1515 Mcdonald Avenue

1515 Mcdonald Avenue in Midwood, Brooklyn, has 227 open HPD violations, 34 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (45/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1911

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 45/100)

• 34 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 19 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 2 evictions carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (227 open, 34 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 23, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

227 open violations: 34 class C (immediately hazardous), 136 class B, 57 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 249 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1979-07-16. Newest violation issued 2026-05-05.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

19 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDING THE ALLOWABLE TEMPERATURE OF 130 DEGREES F. MEASURED TEMPERATURE; 150 DEGREES F. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1R), issued 2018-01-30. HPD violation 12213788
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED FLOP DOOR TO CELLAR IN FRONT YARD, issued 2018-01-30. HPD violation 12213793
• Class C: Gas defect, kitchen, 1st floor. PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1R), issued 2017-12-01. HPD violation 12110187
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (boiler room). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2017-11-27. HPD violation 12100222
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM SIGN MISSING ON WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2017-11-27. HPD violation 12100278
• Class C: No heat / heating defect, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt 2F), issued 2017-11-27. HPD violation 12100205
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt 2F), issued 2017-11-27. HPD violation 12100208
• Class C: No heat / heating defect, radiator on the west wall, 2nd room from the north, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RADIATOR AT WEST WALL DUE TO LEAK IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2F), issued 2017-03-15. HPD violation 11687185

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

2 executed evictions in the last 3 years (2 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: MCDONALD GARDENS INC.. See the full portfolio.

Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3065640084, HPD building ID 333841. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Avenue N (F), 1 min walk
• Bay Pkwy (F), 7 min walk
• Avenue P (F), 10 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.